Flashing blue lights, yellow crime scene tape, and the sight of grieving families, as 2017 quickly became a year riddled with crime across the Queen City.

“It definitely worries me,” said Lisa Beck.

CMPD has been called to investigate 30 murders in the first five months of the year. A total of 68 people were killed throughout all of 2016. Other violent crime is on the rise, too, with more reports of assaults and break-ins, police say.

“We’ve had 14 people break in our cars in the last three months,” said Ian Sullivan, who lives in the University area.